My attempts at cooking for the worlds pickiest husband

Breaded Garlic Chicken in Lemon-Butter Sauce

When I saw this recipe I was intrigued. First off ,the picture looked delish and I’m always a fan of trying something new. The recipe is super easy to make and I really enjoyed the flavor of the chicken. It was semi crispy but not like fried chicken or anything. Chad was very skeptical of the chicken since I kinda went overboard with the garlic. He actually didn’t want to eat it but then finally tried a bite and thought it was okay. It reminded him of Chinese food and proceeded to add teriyaki sauce on top of the chicken. It seemed like a bad combo to me but he really enjoyed that interesting combo. Anyways, I think we’d eat it again and maybe I wouldn’t go garlic crazy in the future…not that we could taste it.

DIRECTIONS: Place the seasoned flour in a large gallon-size ziploc bag. Set aside. In a shallow pie plate, beat the eggs until mixed and add the Parmesan cheese. Whisk to combine. Set aside.

In a large skillet, melt one tablespoon butter and one tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Let it begin to heat and sizzle while you prepare the chicken but be careful not to let the butter burn and turn brown.

Put the four chicken breasts in the bag with the seasoned flour, close the bag, and shake to coat the chicken in the flour. One by one, take the chicken out of the bag and dip into the egg/Parmesan mixture. Place the chicken carefully in the skillet with the hot oil/butter. Repeat with the other chicken breasts. Let the chicken cook on the first side, without moving or flipping the chicken, for 1-2 minutes until a nice, golden crust has formed. Carefully, using a wide spatula, flip the chicken and let it continue to cook for 1-2 minutes on the other side until it is golden brown. The chicken will flip easiest if it has had time to sizzle and cook to form a nice crust.

Remove the chicken to a 9X13-inch pan. Set aside while you make the sauce.

In the same skillet that you browned the chicken, melt the remaining four tablespoons butter. Add the minced garlic, lemon juice, and parsley. Simmer the sauce for 1-2 minutes, stirring and scraping up any browned bits that were on the bottom of the skillet.

Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken breasts and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Serve over noodles, rice or potatoes.